The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been removed from several areas in Northeast India in recent years.
In Assam, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in force in eight districts and one sub-division of another district.
Not just homosexuality, even adultery remains an offence in the Indian military. Both homosexuality and adultery were decriminalised by the Supreme Court in landmark judgements in 2018. Outlook explores why there are two...
The Minister chaired a meeting of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 'Self-reliance in Defence Manufacturing' here, an official release said.
A MiG-21 crashed in Rajasthan around two weeks ago. Three civilians in the house where the plane crashed were killed. The pilot ejected safely.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, which at the outset refused to accept the Centre's sealed cover note on the payment of OROP dues, provided a time schedule to the Ministry of Defence to pay the arrears to the...
Intended to improve the conditions in both the military and civilian areas, the disbandment of cantonment has led to civic challenges in Himachal Pradesh’s Yol. The garbage has piled up and sewage drains are overflowing as...
The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Ministry of Defence over the delay in payment of arrears of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) to eligible pensioners of the armed forces and sought an explanation from the secretary...
The Indian Army is running a field hospital in earthquake-hit Turkey that's treating hundreds of patients every day.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) plans to produce more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of 3-15 tonnes, with a total business of over Rs 4 lakh crore...
Of the 5.93 lakh crore Defence Budget 2023-24, the revenue component amounts to around 68 per cent, leaving fewer resources for military modernisation.
The Ministry of Defence had said that adultery by armed forces officers can cause 'instability' in the military services.
A Sukhoi-30MKI and a Mirage-2000 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Saturday. The two pilots in the Sukhoi ejected safely but the Mirage pilot was...
In a first, Indian Army’s Captain Shiva Chauhan is posted at Siachen’s Kumar Post, located at an altitude of around 15,600 feet in Siachen.
The wide plate mill facility will meet the requirements of special steel plates for national strategic programmes and also facilitate import substitutes
Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate MIDHANI's wide plate mill in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Ministry of Defence officials met with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday to discuss preparations for...
The Indian Army is all set to up the ante on modernising itself, says Lt General Shantanu Dayal, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and...
Top US senators also said a strong US-India defence partnership rooted in shared democratic values is critical to advancing American interests in the strategic...
Sea cucumbers are listed as Protected Species under Schedule-I of Wild Life Protection Act and play an important role in maintaining the marine ecological...
An Indian BrahMohs missile launched accidentally without authorisation had landed inside Pakistan's Punjab province on March 9.
This is the first time Indian Navy would recruit women below the officer level. Until now, women are only commissioned as officers.
‘Agnipath’ scheme, which envisages a four-year term for 75 per cent of recruits, was an outcome of a long period of consultation within the three services...
The Union government and a number of states have announced they would absorb Agnipath soldiers released after four years into a range of jobs.
There will be no roll back of the Agnipath scheme despite protests and criticism, said Lieutenant General Anil Puri.
